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06 / 5 People's Occupation of the World's Biggest Coal Port Start: 11:00 am End: 3:00 pm Location: Newcastle Harbour Description: What and where: A colourful flotilla to occupy and protest the world more info
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06 / 10 Rally outside NSW Labor Conference Start: 11:00 am End: 1:00 pm Location: Sydney Town Hall Description: The NSW Labor government must embrace clean renewable energy. Rally outside State Labor Conference Saturday 10th June 11am Sydney Town Hall Join us outside the Labor conference to demand: A legislated renewable energy target of 15% by 2012 in NSW A stop to Anvil Hill coal mine Investment in public transport in NSW No more uranium mines and no nuclear power For more information please call the Nature Conservation Council on 92792522 or email mcook@nccnsw.org.au more info
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06 / 21 Winter Solstice, 2006 Start: 3:30 pm End: 7:00 pm Location: Parading from Civic Park to Pacific Park, Newcastle Description: Winter Solstice 2006. "Stroll against Coal!" Protest Parade against Climate Change. The Winter Solstice, Wednesday 21st June. Meet at Civic Park, 3:30pm. Parade to Pacific Park. You are invited to protest against coal dependency and climate change. Come and parade through the streets of Newcastle with your furry friends, family, bikes, skates and flamboyant costumes relating to climate change, the coal industry and renewable energy. The parade will be followed by some renewable energy-powered entertainment in Pacific Park. Why? Climate change is the biggest threat to Earth and its inhabitants that we have ever seen. The planet is warming at an alarming rate and this is having devastating effects. We only have to see the rise in natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and recently Cyclone Monica and Cyclone Larry to realise that time for change is running out fast. As the need to cut global greenhouse pollution reaches crisis point, and awareness of the problem grows stronger than ever, the Hunter coal industry pushes on recklessly. Newcastle is the WORLDS largest coal exporter, pumping out 80 million tonnes of coal per year, equivalent to approximately 208 million tonnes of CO2 emissions every year. Yet the federal government is preparing to increase the exports from Newcastle, committing to a $150 million dollars over 5 years to assist the multi-national coal corporations increase Newcastle's export capacity by 70%. This translates to 140 million tonnes of coal exported, and about 364 million tonnes of carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere and destabilising the earth's climate. Without consumer demands there wouldn't be the need to increase our Coal exports. First world countries such as Australia need to take responsibility for Climate change and demand a better alternative. We need to turn to green power and turn to public transport because the lives of billions and the future of Earth are depending on us. When and Where? more info
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07 / 26 Climate Action Newcastle meeting Start: 6:30 pm End: 8:30 pm Location: Joy Cummings Centre, Newcastle East Description: A new residents group is forming in Newcastle to pressure governments to take real action against climate change - Climate Action Newcastle.The meeting is open to all who would like to become involved in the campaign in Newcastle. The meeting will feature a few speakers, and audience discussion. Speakers are: Dr. Glenn Albrecht, University of Newcastle Ben Pearson, Greenpeace Georgina Woods, Hunter Community Environment Centre and Rising Tide Newcastle The meeting goes from 6:30 to 8:30pm, and will be held at the Joy Cummings Centre, corner of Scott and Pacific Streets, Newcastle East. Bring a friend! more info
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08 / 5 Hiroshima Day march Start: 11:00 am End: 12:45 pm Location: Pacific Park to Civic Park, Newcastle Description: Anti-nuclear march marking the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. Rising Tide Newcastle will be speaking on why nuclear power is no solution to climate change. Meet at Pacific Park Newcastle at 11am. Program as follows: Pacific Park: 11am - 11-10 Sharon Grierson (ALP) 11.10- 11-20 Gary Kennedy Hunter Peace Forum NTHC 11.20- 11.30 NUSA- speaker TBA 11.30- 11.40 Lawrie Short (Emeritus Prof., Aust-Japan Socy) 11.40- 11.45 David Rovic's song "Hiroshima" 20 minutes march. Drummers- "Repercussion"; Terry Leahy et al Civic Park 12.05- 12.15 The Greens- speaker TBA 12.15- 12.25 Rising Tide- Steve Phillips 12.25- 12.35 Wilderness Society- Lisette Salkavich 12.35- 12.45 Soc. Alliance- speaker TBA 12.45- 12.55 Quakers- Annie Rook-Frizell Chernobyl community dance 12.55- 1.05 Close with music from Terry Leahy more info
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09 / 4 David Suzuki at Anvil Hill fundraiser Start: 7:00 pm End: 11:59 pm Location: Enmore Theatre, Newtown Description: Anvil Hill Project watch Association Inc have secured the assistance of Dr David Suzuki in our efforts to combat the Anvil Hill Mine proposal. He is appearing at a fundraiser for the Anvil Hill Project Watch Association group. The name of the evening is "The Challenge of the 21st century: Putting the World Back Together". Tickets will be on sale through Ticketek agencies from Monday 31 July. Supporting artists are the African Tribal Drum Group "Karifi -The African Experience" and "Les Saxby of Yidaki Didj and Dance" more info
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09 / 18 Film fundraiser by Climate Action Newcastle Start: 6:30 pm Location: Newcastle Description: The newly formed Climate Action Newcastle (www.climateaction.org.au) present Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth GALA SCREENING Greater Union Cinemas, King Street, Newcastle MONDAY 18 SEPTEMBER Nibblies 5.30 PM Screening 6:30PM $15 at the door, $12 concession. more info
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09 / 30 EARTHLING: National Environmental Activist Forum (all day) Location: Newcastle, NSW Description: Go to: http://www.hcec.org.au/ for a full program and updates or http://earthling.thisisnotart.org This year's This Is Not Art Festival will include the inaugural "Earthling National Environmental Activist Forum" Earthling hopes to synthesise the artistic expression of the national festivals flourishing as part of the annual This Is Not Art Festival (TINA) held on the October long weekend in Newcastle NSW, with a nationally focused broad environmental debate. more info
10 / 1 EARTHLING: National Environmental Activist Forum (all day) Location: Newcastle, NSW Description: Go to: http://www.hcec.org.au/ for a full program and updates or http://earthling.thisisnotart.org This year's This Is Not Art Festival will include the inaugural "Earthling National Environmental Activist Forum" Earthling hopes to synthesise the artistic expression of the national festivals flourishing as part of the annual This Is Not Art Festival (TINA) held on the October long weekend in Newcastle NSW, with a nationally focused broad environmental debate. more info
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10 / 4 ANVIL HILL ACTION CAMP - Register now (all day) Location: Near the proposed site of the Anvil Hill mine, at Wybong near Denman in the Upper Hunter Valley. Description: Anvil Hill Direct Action Camp 4-8 October, 2006 http://anvilhillactioncamp.blogspot.com/ The port of Newcastle is already the world's largest coal exporter. The proposed new coal mine at Anvil Hill will add another 9 million tonnes of coal each year - driving the world ever closer to catastrophic climate change. It is time to draw a line in the sand. This camp is being organised for and by people who care deeply about our future, and who want to take effective action to prevent dangerous climate change. more info
10 / 5 ANVIL HILL ACTION CAMP - Register now (all day) Start: 9:00 am End: 8:00 pm Location: Near the proposed site of the Anvil Hill mine, at Wybong near Denman in the Upper Hunter Valley. Description: Anvil Hill Direct Action Camp 4-8 October, 2006 http://anvilhillactioncamp.blogspot.com/ The port of Newcastle is already the world's largest coal exporter. The proposed new coal mine at Anvil Hill will add another 9 million tonnes of coal each year - driving the world ever closer to catastrophic climate change. It is time to draw a line in the sand. This camp is being organised for and by people who care deeply about our future, and who want to take effective action to prevent dangerous climate change. more info
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10 / 7 ANVIL HILL ACTION CAMP - Register now (all day) Start: 9:00 am End: 8:00 pm Location: Near the proposed site of the Anvil Hill mine, at Wybong near Denman in the Upper Hunter Valley. Description: Anvil Hill Direct Action Camp 4-8 October, 2006 http://anvilhillactioncamp.blogspot.com/ The port of Newcastle is already the world's largest coal exporter. The proposed new coal mine at Anvil Hill will add another 9 million tonnes of coal each year - driving the world ever closer to catastrophic climate change. It is time to draw a line in the sand. This camp is being organised for and by people who care deeply about our future, and who want to take effective action to prevent dangerous climate change. more info
10 / 8 ANVIL HILL ACTION CAMP - Register now (all day) Location: Near the proposed site of the Anvil Hill mine, at Wybong near Denman in the Upper Hunter Valley. Description: Anvil Hill Direct Action Camp 4-8 October, 2006 http://anvilhillactioncamp.blogspot.com/ The port of Newcastle is already the world's largest coal exporter. The proposed new coal mine at Anvil Hill will add another 9 million tonnes of coal each year - driving the world ever closer to catastrophic climate change. It is time to draw a line in the sand. This camp is being organised for and by people who care deeply about our future, and who want to take effective action to prevent dangerous climate change. more info
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11 / 3 Rising Tide open meeting Start: 10:00 am Location: The Hunter Community Environment Centre. 81 King St. Newcastle. ph. 49261641 Description: For those who feel that they have wanted to get involved in Rising Tide activities, but haven't known how, we are now holding open meetings once a month. The first will be held on Friday the 3rd November, at 10am at the HCEC. Please give us a call for further information: 49261641 more info
11 / 4 International Day of Action against Climate Change Start: 11:00 am End: 7:00 pm Location: The world, including Newcastle and Maitland. Description: International Day of Action on Climate Change Saturday Nov 4, 2006 Newcastle action: *1pm Nobby's Beach* With human bodies, spelling out the words BEYOND COAL . . . RENEWABLE ENERGY! organised by Climate Action Newcastle: www.climateaction.org.au more info
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11 / 9 Rising Tide Sydney - next meeting Start: 6:00 pm End: 8:00 pm Location: Level 2, 301 Kent Street, Sydney Description: Rising Tide - Sydney Rising Tide Sydney are reforming. To get involved, come along to the next meeting: 6pm Thursday 9th November Level 2, 301 Kent more info Kindred Spirits meeting for mass action on climate change Start: 7:00 pm End: 10:00 pm Location: Hamilton Description: Thursday, Nov. 9, 7.00 pm: Kindred Spirits Meeting At Uniting Church Fellowship Centre (Upstairs), 150 Beaumont St, Hamilton. Agenda: Concerted Mass Action for the Environment and Against Climate Change. All Welcome. Enquiries: Rev Brian Brown, 4961 4040, or email: bhbrown@nobbys.net.au. more info
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11 / 24 Protest Centennial Coal AGM Start: 9:30 am Location: Sydney Description: Protest Centennial Coal Annual General Meeting. 9.15 am Friday November 24 Menzies Hotel, 14 Carrington St Sydney (behind Wynyard Station) We must act now on climate change. Coal is a major cause of climate change. The expansion of the coal industry in will fuel the world's greenhouse gases. more info
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11 / 29 Rivers of Shame - film premier Start: 1:00 pm End: 3:00 pm Location: Parliament House Theatrette - Sydney Description: Film Premier - "Rivers of Shame" A short film looking at the destruction of rivers by mining. Speakers: Jeff Angel, Total Environment Centre Lee Rhiannon, NSW Greens Free entry, everyone welcome. Bookings and enquiries: 4630 9421 or 0409 447 913 Organised by Rivers SOS www.riverssos.com more info
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12 / 3 Walk Against Warming Port Stephens Start: 2:20 pm End: 4:00 pm Location: Nelson Bay Description: 2:30 pm Assemble at Worimi Park Nelson Bay ( Stockton St. near Bowling Club ) walk to Apex Park Nelson Bay ( Via Stockton St Footpath ) _________________________________________________________ Guest speakers: Rev. Dr. Brian Brown Uniting Church Convenor of Kindred Spirits for Justice, Peace and Human Rights. Geoff Evans Environmental Scientist – Co-convenor Climate Action Newcastle. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Organised by EcoNetwork - Port Stephens Inc. PO Box 97, Nelson Bay, 2315. Ph. 4981 – 0170 or 0437-655-440 … Website: www.econetworkps.org more info
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12 / 6 Human Rights Awareness Day Start: 7:00 pm End: 9:00 pm 7pm, Newcastle Town Hall Speakers will include Lee Rhiannon from the Greens, and Vanessa Bowden from Rising Tide Newcastle, on the human impacts and injustices of climate change. more info
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12 / 11 Ian Lowe speaks in Newcastle Start: 6:30 pm End: 9:30 pm more info
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02 / 2 Fouth Assessment Report released Start: 11:00 pm The much anticipated and speculated on Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC will be released. It is reported to make much more chilling conculsions and predictions than previous IPCC reports. Read this, for example. Keep an ear out for the coal industry and major parties crying: "See, we told you climate change is really scary. That's why we're putting so much effort in clean coal [sic] research." more info
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02 / 10 The People's Occupation of the World's Biggest Coal Port Start: 12:00 pm End: 6:00 pm more info
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02 / 23 The link between the Newcastle earthquake and coalmining - open forum Start: 1:00 pm End: 3:00 pm Dr Christian Klose of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Center for Hazards & Risk Research New York USA has published a peer reviewed paper on the link between coal mining and the 1989 Newcastle earthquake. His recent claim that coal and water extraction was responsible for reactivating a major fault under Newcastle and Lake Macquarie which, in turn, caused the 1989 Newcastle Earthquake has been widely reported in Newcastle, the Hunter Region and national media. Associate Professor Glenn Albrecht of the School of Environmental and Life Sciences is hosting a visit by Dr Klose to The University of Newcastle on Friday 23^rd of February. more info
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03 / 10 World Naked Bike Ride Start: 2:00 pm End: 4:00 pm Date: Saturday 10 March 2007 Time: 3:00 pm Location: Next to Warabrook Station in Rosegum Road Reserve, Warabrook Protest for: Naturism, the Environment, Renewable Energy, Peace & Safe Bicycling! Protest against: Cars & Climate Change Chaos! More info: Newcastle Elsewhere in Australia more info
03 / 11 Bob Brown: the inconvenient truth about coal Start: 2:30 pm End: 4:00 pm BOB BROWN: THE INCONVENIENT TRUTH ABOUT COAL 3.30-5pm, Sunday 11 March 2007 Marrickville Town Hall, 303 Marrickville Road more info
03 / 12 Newcastle candidates environment forum Start: 5:00 pm End: 7:00 pm Newcastle Town Hall 6pm, Monday 12th March Come along and find out what the Newcastle candidates for the NSW election have to say on climate change, coal, and other environmental issues. John Tate, Jodi McKay, Bryce Gaudry, Martin Babakhan, and Michael Osborne have all confirmed they will be there. more info
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03 / 14 Singleton: "Rivers of Shame" screening Start: 6:00 pm End: 8:00 pm Hunter Minewatch has called a meeting in Singleton on Wed 14 March 7pm at Civic Centre to show the Rivers of Shame film and to discuss a range of topics relating to the impacts of coal mining. Singelton Shire Councillors and state election candidates have been invited, plus members of the mine community consultative committees in the Singleton area. Dust, health problems and other related issues will also be addressed. Please come along to ask questions and show the level of concern in the community about the environmental problems of coal more info
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05 / 4 Cycle against climate change Start: 6:00 pm End: 7:00 pm --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Critical Mass "CYCLE AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE" Friday 4th May * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Critical Mass Bicycle Ride 6pm, 1st Friday of every month Civic Park, Newcastle Free 1 hour cycle around town & the beaches to show we can travel sustainably by occupying one lane of traffic & allowing cars to pass more info
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05 / 11 Climate change roadshow Newcastle Start: 7:00 pm End: 9:00 pm The Climate Change Despair and Empowerment Roadshow addresses the hopeless despair many people feel about climate change and provide tools to transform that despair into effective action. Hosted by Climate Action Newcastle, more info here. more info
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05 / 17 Climate change roadshow Lake Macquarie Start: 6:00 pm End: 8:00 pm The Climate Change Despair and Empowerment Roadshow addresses the hopeless despair many people feel about climate change and provide tools to transform that despair into effective action. Hosted by Climate Action Newcastle, more info here. more info
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06 / 1 Counter-APEC Student conference Start: 10:30 am End: 5:00 pm Rising Tide Newcastle will appear on a panel at this one-day conference for students from around NSW to discuss an alternative agenda to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit hosted by John Howard, which will bring George Bush and other world leaders to Sydney in September.Stop Bush! Stop Howard! Counter-APEC student conference Friday 1st June, Sydney University 10.30am Panel – Climate change: debunking Howard’s mythical solutions more info Rally against Anvil Hill and Moolarben coal mines Start: 12:00 pm End: 2:00 pm SAY NO TO ANVIL HILL AND MOOLARBEN COAL MINES 12pm, Friday 1st June 2007 more info
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06 / 3 Anvil Hill Community Action Weekend Start: 6:00 am End: 6:00 pm SAVE OUR CLIMATE FROM COAL SAVE ANVIL HILL Sunday 3rd June 2007 - Community Action Weekend Click here to download the flyer. If we are going to stop dangerous climate change then we need to stop the expansion of the export coal industry. Anvil Hill is where we will draw a line in the sand. Centennial Coal wants to build a massive new coal mine in the remnant forest of the Upper Hunter. more info
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